"I haven't seen a lot of his keeping but he kept very well in that game at Hurstville, didn't really drop a ball.

"I haven't seen enough of his keeping just yet but I'm sure with his natural ability to catch a ball there's no reason why if he wanted to, to keep keeping then he could do it. He's certainly talented enough."

Whether other selectors feel ready to take that leap remains to be seen.

Incumbent 'keeper Matthew Wade has continued to struggle with the bat for Tasmania with NSW's Peter Nevill considered the favourite to regain his spot behind the stumps.

But batting-wise Bancroft is one of the form players early in the Shield season.

The 24-year-old brought up his 11th first-class century and put the Redbacks bowlers to the sword on a tame day-one pitch.